22 min
Hydro Flask Founder Says Bringing Manufacturing Back Home Must Be a Priority Thomas Industry Podcast
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Over a decade ago, Travis Rosbach decided he was tired of using single-use plastic water bottles and visited a local sporting goods store in Hawaii to buy a reusable plastic bottle. When he found the shelf empty due to recalls of Nalgene’s hard plastic bottles due to potential chemical health concerns, he asked the store employees who was going to fill up the shelf.
“They said, ‘Nobody. There’s nobody else doing water bottles,’” said Rosbach, the founder of Hydro Flask and the Tumalo Group. “And it just hit me in the back of the head. I said, ‘I will, I will do that.’ And I had this flash of down the road standing on a stage talking about this highly successful water bottle company.”
His idea became a reality in 2009 when he debuted the Hydro Flask. In the latest episode of the Thomas Industry Podcast, host Cathy Ma chats with Travis about the manufacturing journey of the reusable water bottle and his passion for empowering entrepreneurs to realize their big ideas.
Produced by: Harry K (harrykonline.com/)
Directed by: Brooklyn Kiosow
Hosted by: Cathy Ma
Over a decade ago, Travis Rosbach decided he was tired of using single-use plastic water bottles and visited a local sporting goods store in Hawaii to buy a reusable plastic bottle. When he found the shelf empty due to recalls of Nalgene’s hard plastic bottles due to potential chemical health concerns, he asked the store employees who was going to fill up the shelf.
“They said, ‘Nobody. There’s nobody else doing water bottles,’” said Rosbach, the founder of Hydro Flask and the Tumalo Group. “And it just hit me in the back of the head. I said, ‘I will, I will do that.’ And I had this flash of down the road standing on a stage talking about this highly successful water bottle company.”
His idea became a reality in 2009 when he debuted the Hydro Flask. In the latest episode of the Thomas Industry Podcast, host Cathy Ma chats with Travis about the manufacturing journey of the reusable water bottle and his passion for empowering entrepreneurs to realize their big ideas.
Produced by: Harry K (harrykonline.com/)
Directed by: Brooklyn Kiosow
Hosted by: Cathy Ma
22 min